Union City Police Officer Charged With DWI In Secaucus

SECAUCUS, NJ — A Union City police officer was charged with driving while intoxicated on July 2 in Secaucus.

The officer is Mauricio Garces, 34, who lives in the XChange complex in Secaucus.

Secaucus Police Police Officer Orlando Gonzalez found him asleep inside his silver Infiniti on Secaucus Road at 3:03 a.m. on July 2, according to the police report.

His car was stopped in the left-hand turn traffic lane at the intersection of Secaucus Road and County Avenue, and Garces was asleep inside, according to Hudson County View.

This is the second time Garces has been charged with DWI, according to NJ.com. He previously received a 90-day license suspension for a DWI conviction in 2015.

Hudson County View obtained the body camera video from Secaucus Police of the July 2 stop:

"The reason why I'm here is because you feel asleep. I just woke you up right now," says SPD Officer Gonzalez.

"I've had a couple drinks," says Garces.

Garces gets out of the car and tells the officer: "I do work for Union City PD."

"I never asked you that, why would you bring it up?" responds Officer Gonzalez. "What does that have to do with you being checked this like? Nothing. I guess you're looking for some kind of preference. Like I said, you're being recorded."